commingle
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of commingle
Explanation
To commingle is to blend together, the way different flavors commingle in a stew or people from all over the world commingle in a big city. The verb commingle is a slightly literary way to say "mix until blended.” The book Charlotte’s Web commingles sadness and humor. If you combine the money you were saving to buy books with your weekly spending money, you commingle your funds. Commingle is formed with the Latin prefix com-, "together," and mingle from the Middle English myngen, "to mix."
Vocabulary lists containing commingle
"Bonne Année" by Jean-Pierre Benoît
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Example Sentences
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All inheritance is treated as separate property, unless your sons sell the businesses and put them into a joint bank account or commingle the money.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025
Sight, sound, touch, smell, taste — the senses — commingle with signs of work, whether the scholar’s contemplation or the farmer’s physical labor.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2023
Signs around C Block remind staff members not to let the “civils” commingle with the inmates when they’re out of their cells.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2023
In this new wing, stories of nature commingle with narratives of human and cultural development.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2023
I do my best to get a leash on my catastrophizing, and we commingle, converse, and serve the community.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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